Question

Place the steps of generalized transduction in order of occurrence. assume the bacteriophage (phage) enters a lytic cycle.

Answer 1

The steps are:

1-The phage binds to a bacterial surface.

2-Phage injects viral DNA in host bacterial cell.

3-Host DNA hydrolyses in pieces.

4-Phage DNA is now replicated and new phage coat proteins are synthesized.

5-The bacterial DNA is surrounded by phage coat protein.

6-Host bacterial cell lyses.

7-Bacterial DNA is injected in a bacterium by the phage.

8-Bacterial DNA integrates into the new bacterial host chromosome.